1967-094A
The Pacific 2 (Intelsat II F-4) satellite was launched at the end of 1967, completing an operational constellation. It was stationed as the POR backup satellite over the international date line in Oct 1967, and remained between 167W and 180W until Jan 1971 when it was retired and began to drift.
| Intelsat II F-4 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Sep 28 | 0045:00 | Launch by Delta E1 | CK LC17B |
| 0046:25 | SRM sep | ||
| 0047:29 | T+2:29 Thor S/N 20201 MECO | ||
| 0047:32 | St 1 sep | ||
| 0047:35? | Delta S/N 20215 burn 6:18 | ||
| 0053:53? | Delta SECO | ||
| 0108? | St 2 sep | ||
| 0108? | FW-4D S/N 41104 burn 31.3s | ||
| 0108? | FW-4D burnout | 307 x 37471 x 26.7 | |
| 0109? | FW-4D sep | 308 x 35408 x 26.4 | |
| 1967 Sep 29 | Adjust orbit | 656.4 333 x 36951 x 26.4 | |
| 1967 Sep 30 | 2345 | SVM-1 S/N 33 burn | |
| 1967 Oct 9 | 1438.31 35747 x 35912 x 0.9 GEO 180.0W+0.5E | ||
| 1967 Oct | POR backup | GEO 176E | |
| 1969 Jan 13 | 1436.07 35761 x 35811 x 0.3 GEO 178.0W+0.0E | ||
| 1970 Jan 26 | 1435.43 35764 x 35782 x 1.2 GEO 165.7W+0.16W | ||
| 1970 Apr 13 | 1436.32 35773 x 35808 x 1.5 GEO 171.4W+0.06E | ||
| 1970 Jul | POR backup | ||
| 1970 Oct 26 | 1436.09 35751 x 35821 x 2.0 GEO 170.8W+0.0E | ||
| 1971 Jan 4 | 1435.67 35751 x 35804 x 2.2 GEO 166.5W+0.1W | ||
| 1971? | Retired | ||
| 1972 Apr | GEO 42W | ||
| 1972 Jul 31 | Mv in | GEO 31.5W+0.0E | |
| 1973 Jun | GEO 91.4W+0.4 4.4 | ||
| 1973 Oct | GEO 130.1W+0.3 | ||
| 1974 Jun 28 | GEO 170.2W+0.0W | ||
| 1975 Sep | GEO 49.6W+0.2 6.21 | ||
| 1977 May | |||
| 1996 Apr 19 | 1436.14 35712 x 35862 x 14.8 GEO 172.0W+0.02E | ||
| 1997 Dec 16 | 1435.78 35719 x 35841 x 14.7 GEO 34.2W+0.07W | ||
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